Briefs -- Published May 2, 2014

Friday

May 2, 2014 at 12:01 AM

SAN ANDREAS - Burn permits are required (as of Thursday ) for all outdoor burning within California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection coverage areas in Calaveras and Tuolumne counties as well as the eastern edges of San Joaquin and Stanislaus counties.

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SAN ANDREAS - Burn permits are required (as of Thursday ) for all outdoor burning within California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection coverage areas in Calaveras and Tuolumne counties as well as the eastern edges of San Joaquin and Stanislaus counties.

The Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit of Cal Fire issues the burn permits at its stations, including the unit headquarters at 785 Mountain Ranch Road in San Andreas.

Due to exceptionally dry conditions, burning will be limited to night hours between 7 p.m. and 8 a.m.

Permitted burn piles are limited to 4 feet in diameter and 4 feet high. Areas within 10 feet of the pile must be free and clear of flammable vegetation and materials. A person must be in attendance at a fire and must have water and a shovel.

Before burning, permit holders must call the local air pollution control district to determine if burning is allowed on any particular day. In Calaveras County, that number is (209) 754-6600. For San Joaquin and Stanislaus Counties, it is (877) 429-2876.

MANTECA - St. Anthony School is hosting a dinner and barn dance from 5-11 p.m. Saturday.

The event, in the gym of the school, 323 N. Fremont Ave., Manteca, is all-you-can-eat Fagundes Ribs, tri-tip, baked potato and fixings, salad and bread. Doors open at 5 p.m. and dinner is served at 6 p.m.

A dance follows. As does a dessert auction. The event also features a live auction, a silent auction and a no-host bar.

Tickets cost $30 for anyone 13 and older and $15 for children 2-12. Reservations are recommended.

Tickets are available at the school. For more information, call the school at (209) 823-4513.

TRACY - Tracy Crime Stoppers is partnering with local car dealers to help fund cash rewards for citizens' anonymous tips.

For every car sold in May, Premier Hyundai of Tracy and Premier Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram of Tracy will give a percentage of the proceeds to Tracy Crime Stoppers. The donations will go toward cash rewards for tipsters and the Students Speaking Out program, Crime Stoppers officials said. Students Speaking Out provides students with a safe and anonymous system to speak out against threats to themselves or other students without fear of retaliation.

The dealerships, in the 3400 block of Naglee Road in Tracy, are open seven days a week. The promotion began Thursday and ends May 31.

For more information, go to tracycrimestoppers.com or visit the Tracy Crime Stoppers Facebook page.

The California Department of Transportation held a statewide Litter Removal Day on April 24 to pick up litter and debris along state highways and to educate the public about a costly issue.

According to Caltrans, maintenance crews picked up 1,169 bags of litter and debris in San Joaquin and Stanislaus counties, including locations along Interstate 5 from Stockton to Manteca, Highway 99 and Highway 12 in Lodi, Highway 99 near Ripon and Interstate 205 in Tracy. Crews filled 94 bags in Calaveras County, including locations along Highway 4 and Highway 49, Caltrans said.

Last year, Caltrans spent $62 million on litter removal throughout the state highway system, collecting enough litter, trash and debris to fill more than 9,700 garbage trucks, officials said. Caltrans reminds motorists to carry litter bags in their vehicles and always dispose of trash properly; never discard cigarette or cigar refuse improperly; and always cover and properly secure loads of trucks and pickups.